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James W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

why can't I use "en haut de" for "on top of"? When I look up the phrase "au-dessus" means "above" so I'm very confused between the meaning and usage

Asked 5 years ago

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jas e.A1KwizIQ community member

Why use passé composé instead of l'imparfait when referring to restaurant?

Hi,

I'm wondering why we would say 'on a dégusté des spécialités lyonnaises' rather than 'on dégustait des spécialités lyonnaises'. I thought that we would use the imperfect in this case as it happened over an extended period of time?

Asked 7 years ago

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Dragana E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

What is Quiès ?

Hi - I am not sure if this is a typo? I have never seen this word - Quiès

Je suis d'accord, et je prendrai des boules Quiès juste au cas où.

What does it mean?

Is there something wrong with the sync?

Why is it capitalised?

Asked 4 years ago

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Megan H.C1KwizIQ community member

use of future vers future proche

Is it acceptable to use future proche for this article. For example, I think I said 'Je vais rendre visite ... ' rather than 'Je rendrai visite'. Is the event discussed too far in the future to be able to use the future proche?

Thanks

Megan

Asked 5 years ago

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David C.B1KwizIQ community member

Passé composé vs Imparfait?Ma mère a voulu m'accompagner mais j'ai préféré y aller seule.
My mother wanted to come with me but I preferred to go on my own.
Why do we here use the PC rather than the IMP?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ann W.C1KwizIQ community member

image vs dessinI used the word "dessin" and it was marked incorrect and replaced with image. In the same text, in the next sentence, I used "image" and it was marked incorrect and replaced with dessin!

Asked 4 years ago

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Did the taxi driver stay at the hotel with them? I thought amener meant to take someone someplace and leave them there whereas emmener meant to stay

whereas emmener meant to take them and remain there with them.

Asked 7 years ago

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ED O.C1KwizIQ community member

"Cet amoureux du cheval inaugurera cet hippodrome bien avant la construction de l'église."

pourquoi "inaugurera", c'est au futur ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Jeramy R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Les oiseaux chantaient dans les arbres

The choice I chose was "the birds sang in the trees" as I thought it was descriptive! as in "Le soleil brillait sur la campagne" the sun shone on the countryside. But the correct answer was "the birds were singing in the trees". Why is this and how to tell the difference? Thanks,

Asked 4 years ago

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